@anotherparent posted:First, it depends on how selective the college is. If the admission rate is more than 30% and your son has a pretty good chance of getting in, your questions (and their answers) will be different than if admission rate is 10%.
These are good threads for this question:
https://community.hsbaseballwe...ir-level-of-interest
https://community.hsbaseballwe...34#52687313962323334
At super-selective schools, if the coach really wants your son, he will probably tell you up front (i.e. before you ask) what he is offering: something like "I have 6 names that I can send to admissions with a 99% guarantee, and yours is one of them." That is different from "I send a list to admissions and you will be on it but ultimately it is up to them, but if you get in I would love to have you on the team" which is different from "I don't have a slot for you/room on my list, but if you get in on your own you have a place on the team." Whichever you get, you can ask "what percentage of kids with this support do get in?" They know that you get one shot at ED, so they should understand.
So, we've had a communication like this from a HC at a top ten liberal arts college. The HC said the admissions office could not guarantee admission from his pre-read, but that the HC would put his name on a list for ED with support and would advocate for his admission. The HC said he understood if my son wanted to focus on other schools where admission was more certain, but that he thought my son would be a good fit for his program. He asked my son to keep him updated with his college recruiting.
He did not mention slots or tips or numbers of recruits that would be on the list, and so far my son has not asked.
We're not sure what to think about this, although we do really appreciate the HC's candor.